Bart de Wever, a detractor from Belgium at the head of the Belgians

Bart de Wever, a detractor from Belgium at the head of the Belgians


Thirty years after his first steps in politics, Bart de Wever, head of the neoflamande alliance (N-VA), arrived at destination: he is Prime Minister of Belgium. Monday, February 3, he was sworn in before the king, Philippe, thus becoming the first Flemish nationalist to occupy this post – irony of fate for a separatist who, all his life, called to dismantle Belgium and to liberate Flanders of ” Wallonia pierced baskets.

The path to 16, rue de la law [bureau du Premier ministre et siège du gouvernement fédéral à Bruxelles] was long and difficult. De Wever himself recognized during the speech he pronounced after his party arrived, against all expectations, at the top of the legislative elections in June 2024. “In Astra for Atedra”, he launched triumphant to the members of the N-VA in delirium, “By taking the most arduous ways, we reached the stars” !

Eighteen visits to the king

Words that seem prophetic today. The fact is that the last step in Brussels seemed to never have to end. It took two hundred and thirty-six days to De Wever to forge a coalition of five parties-only twice in its history, Belgium took more time to form a government. D

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